British Columbia Canada
Serving Vancouver Island
BUYER OPTIMISM AND A BALANCED MARKET TREND IN MAY The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 781 unit sales (all property types) in May 2025, down three per cent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) rose by five per cent, climbing to 4,439 from 4,242 the previous May. In the […]
Housing Market Holding Steady Despite Uncertainty The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 786 unit sales (all property types) in April 2025, up eight percent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) rose by four per cent, climbing to 4,080 from 3,913 the previous April. In the single-family category (excluding acreage […]
Market Holding Steady in Balanced Territory The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 637 unit sales (all property types) in March 2025, down one percent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) rose by six percent, climbing to 3,708 from 3,488 the previous March. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and […]
Uncertainty surrounding tariffs holding back buyers The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 493 unit sales (all property types) in February 2025, the same as one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types) rose by three percent, climbing to 3,235 from 3,153 in February 2024. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), […]
Positive Start to 2025 Tempered by Uncertainty The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 434 unit sales and 2,988 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in January 2025, up 26 and five percent, respectively. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 205 homes sold in January, up 36 percent […]
2024 Ends with a Balanced Market and a Positive Outlook The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 7,489 unit sales (all property types) in 2024 compared to 7,297 in 2023 and 7,810 in 2022. December 2024 saw unit sales of 443 (all property types) and 2,883 active listings. In the single-family category (excluding acreage […]
Balanced Market Offers The Best of Both Worlds The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 566 unit sales and 3,478 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in November 2024, up 17 and three percent, respectively. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 267 homes sold in November, up 14 […]
Balanced Market Offers The Best of Both Worlds The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 722 unit sales and 4,015 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in October 2024, up 42 percent and 12 percent, respectively. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 346 homes sold in October, up […]
Spring market arrives in the fall The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 637 unit sales and 4,465 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in September 2024, up 16 per cent and 24 per cent, respectively. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 320 homes sold in September, up […]
Waiting is the theme of VIREB’s Summer Housing Market. The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 737 unit sales boardwide (all property types) on the MLS® System in June 2024. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 359 homes sold in June, down 15 percent from one year ago and 12 percent from May. […]